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Markus Friedrich at 14:31, 14 July 2020

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	This is the setting of the track width and track spacing in respect to the autorouter's work...<br><br>		This is the setting of the track width and track spacing in respect to the autorouter's work...<br><br>


			== Streamline a track ==

			[[image: straff_DEF.jpg\|streamline a track\|none]]Image: Before-After<br><br>
			With the key [7] (attention: not [F7]) you can tighten a selected conductive track. Collinear pieces are combined, all inclined tracks are brought into a 45° angle grid, tips are cut off, 90° angles are bevelled and unnecessary detours are avoided. It also works when multiple tracks are selected. All obstacles are of course taken into account.<br><br>

Markus Friedrich: /* In two- and multilayer layout */

2019-01-08T09:37:23Z

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	By the comma shortcut you can quickly switch between layers without creating a via or leaving the mouse position in the layout.<br><br>		By the comma shortcut you can quickly switch between layers without creating a via or leaving the mouse position in the layout.<br><br>

	alias: Change component ~~level~~<br><br>		alias: Change component layer<br><br>

	== Swap layers: Shift all tracks from copper top (Layer 16) to copper bottom (Layer 2) and vice versa ==		== Swap layers: Shift all tracks from copper top (Layer 16) to copper bottom (Layer 2) and vice versa ==

Markus Friedrich: /* In two- and multilayer layout */

2019-01-08T09:36:21Z

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	[[image:LayerHistory_switch.jpg\|LayerHistory\|none]]Image: The layer history: The active drawing layer is displayed on the left side, the previously used layers on the right side.<br><br>		[[image:LayerHistory_switch.jpg\|LayerHistory\|none]]Image: The layer history: The active drawing layer is displayed on the left side, the previously used layers on the right side.<br><br>

	The '''[,]''' (comma) key can be used to quickly switch between layers when drawing ~~traces~~. Multiple presses have different functions:		The '''[,]''' (comma) key can be used to quickly switch between layers when drawing tracks. Multiple presses have different functions:
	The next layer of the history is selected with the 1st press. A second press (without any other action) selects the next but one layer and so on.<br><br>		The next layer of the history is selected with the 1st press. A second press (without any other action) selects the next but one layer and so on.<br><br>
	Example, see picture:<br>Active drawing layer is 16, copper top, indicated by positioning to the left in the layer history. The first press on the comma key changes from level 16 to layer 2, another press selects layer 13, pressed again selects layer 10.<br>		Example, see picture:<br>Active drawing layer is 16, copper top, indicated by positioning to the left in the layer history. The first press on the comma key changes from level 16 to layer 2, another press selects layer 13, pressed again selects layer 10.<br>

Markus Friedrich: /* In a multilayer layout */

2019-01-08T09:30:52Z

In a multilayer layout

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	If you want to change the copper layer while placing a track, press the keyboard key '''[.]''' (full stop). At this point, a via is set and the current track layer is changed. If you were on the copper top layer, TARGET switches to the copper bottom layer and vice versa. You can recognize this by the change of color when routing a track on the other layer. The key '''[:]''' changes to the opposite copper side / layer, '''without''' setting a via. By the way: You bring a component to the other side of the PCB by mirroring it (mark the component and press '''[m]''' key). Mirror axis is cursor position. So don't move away the cursor too far. The part might flip out of screen.		If you want to change the copper layer while placing a track, press the keyboard key '''[.]''' (full stop). At this point, a via is set and the current track layer is changed. If you were on the copper top layer, TARGET switches to the copper bottom layer and vice versa. You can recognize this by the change of color when routing a track on the other layer. The key '''[:]''' changes to the opposite copper side / layer, '''without''' setting a via. By the way: You bring a component to the other side of the PCB by mirroring it (mark the component and press '''[m]''' key). Mirror axis is cursor position. So don't move away the cursor too far. The part might flip out of screen.

	=== In a multilayer layout ===		=== In two- and multilayer layout ===

	Use the layer history:<br><br>		Use the layer history:<br><br>

Markus Friedrich: /* Establishing a contact */

2019-01-07T13:59:10Z

Establishing a contact

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	'''Backspace Function:''' To delete the last drawn segments of a signal, you can use the '''[BACKSPACE]''' key. This works like '''"undo"''' and the start position of the cursor gets adapted too.<br><br>		'''Backspace Function:''' To delete the last drawn segments of a signal, you can use the '''[BACKSPACE]''' key. This works like '''"undo"''' and the start position of the cursor gets adapted too.<br><br>

	Adjust the bending mode while drawing tracks with [[Mousekeys\|'''M2''']]. The '''[Spacebar]''' toggles between opposite bending modes, e.g. between both of the 45° bends. An existing track can be edited by '''d'''isplacing of segments '''[d]''' or by dra'''g'''ging its corners '''[g]'''. If you touch another signal with your new signal wire, TARGET reacts in two ways:<br>		Adjust the bending mode while drawing tracks with [[Mousekeys\|'''M2''']]. The '''[Spacebar]''' toggles between opposite bending modes, e.g. between both of the 45° bends. An existing track can be edited by '''d'''isplacing of segments '''[d]''' or by dra'''g'''ging its corners '''[g]'''.<br><br>If you touch another signal with your new signal wire, TARGET reacts in two ways:<br>
	*PCB with schematic: TARGET tells you, that new connections can only be made in the schematic and rejects the attempt placing a new track.<br>		*PCB with schematic: TARGET tells you, that new connections can only be made in the schematic and rejects the attempt placing a new track.<br>
	*PCB without schematic: TARGET asks, whether you want to concatenate both signals. If you hit the middle of a signal wire, the wire is automatically split into two segments.<br><br>		*PCB without schematic: TARGET asks, whether you want to concatenate both signals. If you hit the middle of a signal wire, the wire is automatically split into two segments.<br><br>

Markus Friedrich: /* Establishing a contact */

2019-01-07T13:57:55Z

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	'''Backspace Function:''' To delete the last drawn segments of a signal, you can use the '''[BACKSPACE]''' key. This works like '''"undo"''' and the start position of the cursor gets adapted too.<br><br>		'''Backspace Function:''' To delete the last drawn segments of a signal, you can use the '''[BACKSPACE]''' key. This works like '''"undo"''' and the start position of the cursor gets adapted too.<br><br>

			Adjust the bending mode while drawing tracks with [[Mousekeys\|'''M2''']]. The '''[Spacebar]''' toggles between opposite bending modes, e.g. between both of the 45° bends. An existing track can be edited by '''d'''isplacing of segments '''[d]''' or by dra'''g'''ging its corners '''[g]'''. If you touch another signal with your new signal wire, TARGET reacts in two ways:<br>
			*PCB with schematic: TARGET tells you, that new connections can only be made in the schematic and rejects the attempt placing a new track.<br>
			*PCB without schematic: TARGET asks, whether you want to concatenate both signals. If you hit the middle of a signal wire, the wire is automatically split into two segments.<br><br>

			In '''"Draw Tracks"''' mode, you can manually place a via, by pressing '''[.]''' (full stop). Signal layers are changed, see status line at the bottom of your screen. You can change track layers without generating a via by pressing '''[:]'''. Besides: You bring an already imported component to the opposite layer by mirroring it. Highlight it and press key '''[m]'''. <br><br>

	== How to activate a certain routing layer ==		== How to activate a certain routing layer ==

Markus Friedrich: /* How to activate a certain routing layer */

2019-01-07T13:57:38Z

How to activate a certain routing layer

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	[[Image:LayerHistory_switch.jpg\|LayerHistory\|none]]Image: The layer history<br><br>Left shows the currently active layer (16), right beside it the recently used layers (2, 13 and 10) which you can click for activation. If there is a 99 inside this means: None used so far. By the "routing history" you cannot "set" a certain layer in order to use it. You can only select already used layers. In addition to clicking with the mouse, there is also a shortcut mechanism, which is explained below.<br><br>		[[Image:LayerHistory_switch.jpg\|LayerHistory\|none]]Image: The layer history<br><br>Left shows the currently active layer (16), right beside it the recently used layers (2, 13 and 10) which you can click for activation. If there is a 99 inside this means: None used so far. By the "routing history" you cannot "set" a certain layer in order to use it. You can only select already used layers. In addition to clicking with the mouse, there is also a shortcut mechanism, which is explained below.<br><br>


	Adjust the bending mode while drawing tracks with [[Mousekeys\|'''M2''']]. The '''[Spacebar]''' toggles between opposite bending modes, e.g. between both of the 45° bends. An existing track can be edited by '''d'''isplacing of segments '''[d]''' or by dra'''g'''ging its corners '''[g]'''. If you touch another signal with your new signal wire, TARGET reacts in two ways:<br>
	*PCB with schematic: TARGET tells you, that new connections can only be made in the schematic and rejects the attempt placing a new track.<br>
	*PCB without schematic: TARGET asks, whether you want to concatenate both signals. If you hit the middle of a signal wire, the wire is automatically split into two segments.<br><br>

	In '''"Draw Tracks"''' mode, you can manually place a via, by pressing '''[.]''' (full stop). Signal layers are changed, see status line at the bottom of your screen. You can change track layers without generating a via by pressing '''[:]'''. Besides: You bring an already imported component to the opposite layer by mirroring it. Highlight it and press key '''[m]'''. <br><br>

	== Change routing layer ==		== Change routing layer ==

Markus Friedrich: /* How to ativate a certain routing layer */

2019-01-07T13:45:04Z

How to ativate a certain routing layer

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	== How to ~~ativate~~ a certain routing layer ==		== How to activate a certain routing layer ==

	In the sidebar on the right side of the screen, you can right-click the layer number to activate the copper layer on which the tracks shall be placed. The layer will then be highlighted in copper color and its number and color will immediately appear on the left side of the layer history (= currently active drawing layer). If you check the color box of a certain layer in the sidebar by clicking on it, this layer now will be visible in the layout (faded in). Removing the tick means that this layer will be faded out of the layout (but not deleted!)<br><br>		In the sidebar on the right side of the screen, you can right-click the layer number to activate the copper layer on which the tracks shall be placed. The layer will then be highlighted in copper color and its number and color will immediately appear on the left side of the layer history (= currently active drawing layer). If you check the color box of a certain layer in the sidebar by clicking on it, this layer now will be visible in the layout (faded in). Removing the tick means that this layer will be faded out of the layout (but not deleted!)<br><br>

Markus Friedrich at 13:43, 7 January 2019

2019-01-07T13:43:05Z

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	== ~~Activate~~ routing layer ==		== Establishing a contact ==

			The connections in your PCBs are generated by signal tracks and they behave similarly to signal wires in the schematic part. If you start a track at the end of a ratsnest wire or a defined pad, the corresponding signal name is continued (e.g. GND). If you start from a free pad, the signal name is derived from the pin name (e.g. A1). If you hit nothing special when starting the signal, an artificial signal name is generated starting with ''Sig$'' (e.g. Sig$17). The signal name is shown in the [[status line]] at the bottom of your screen.<br>

			'''Snap-on-Pad:''' If you come close to a pad, TARGET 3001! shows a little Snap-on-Pad box, which attracts the cursor like a magnet. You can avoid this magnetism by pressing '''[Ctrl]''' (in reality it is a snap on '''grid'''!!) TARGET 3001! generates a beep, if you hit another track or pad. This assures you that the connection really is made.<br><br>Please note that the size of a snap on boxe depends on the [[Grid\|settings of the grid.] Having set a very small grid, the '''snap on box gets very small''' too. So it will be more difficult to hit the snap on box, being crucial for a working connection. Having a grid of 0,01mm this already might lead to the mentioned difficulties. Even if you zoom in very deep into your layout, the snap on box will be rather small.<br><br>
			'''Backspace Function:''' To delete the last drawn segments of a signal, you can use the '''[BACKSPACE]''' key. This works like '''"undo"''' and the start position of the cursor gets adapted too.<br><br>


			== How to ativate a certain routing layer ==

	In the sidebar on the right side of the screen, you can right-click the layer number to activate the copper layer on which the tracks shall be placed. The layer will then be highlighted in copper color and its number and color will immediately appear on the left side of the layer history (= currently active drawing layer). If you check the color box of a certain layer in the sidebar by clicking on it, this layer now will be visible in the layout (faded in). Removing the tick means that this layer will be faded out of the layout (but not deleted!)<br><br>		In the sidebar on the right side of the screen, you can right-click the layer number to activate the copper layer on which the tracks shall be placed. The layer will then be highlighted in copper color and its number and color will immediately appear on the left side of the layer history (= currently active drawing layer). If you check the color box of a certain layer in the sidebar by clicking on it, this layer now will be visible in the layout (faded in). Removing the tick means that this layer will be faded out of the layout (but not deleted!)<br><br>
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	In '''"Draw Tracks"''' mode, you can manually place a via, by pressing '''[.]''' (full stop). Signal layers are changed, see status line at the bottom of your screen. You can change track layers without generating a via by pressing '''[:]'''. Besides: You bring an already imported component to the opposite layer by mirroring it. Highlight it and press key '''[m]'''. <br><br>		In '''"Draw Tracks"''' mode, you can manually place a via, by pressing '''[.]''' (full stop). Signal layers are changed, see status line at the bottom of your screen. You can change track layers without generating a via by pressing '''[:]'''. Besides: You bring an already imported component to the opposite layer by mirroring it. Highlight it and press key '''[m]'''. <br><br>

	~~== Establishing a contact ==~~

	The connections in your PCBs are generated by signal tracks and they behave similarly to signal wires in the schematic part. If you start a track at the end of a ratsnest wire or a defined pad, the corresponding signal name is continued (e.g. GND). If you start from a free pad, the signal name is derived from the pin name (e.g. A1). If you hit nothing special when starting the signal, an artificial signal name is generated starting with ''Sig$'' (e.g. Sig$17). The signal name is shown in the [[status line]] at the bottom of your screen.<br>

	'''Snap-on-Pad:''' If you come close to a pad, TARGET 3001! shows a little Snap-on-Pad box, which attracts the cursor like a magnet. You can avoid this magnetism by pressing '''[Ctrl]''' (in reality it is a snap on '''grid'''!!) TARGET 3001! generates a beep, if you hit another track or pad. This assures you that the connection really is made.<br><br>Please note that the size of a snap on boxe depends on the [[Grid\|settings of the grid.] Having set a very small grid, the '''snap on box gets very small''' too. So it will be more difficult to hit the snap on box, being crucial for a working connection. Having a grid of 0,01mm this already might lead to the mentioned difficulties. Even if you zoom in very deep into your layout, the snap on box will be rather small.<br><br>
	'''Backspace Function:''' To delete the last drawn segments of a signal, you can use the '''[BACKSPACE]''' key. This works like '''"undo"''' and the start position of the cursor gets adapted too.<br><br>


	== Change routing layer ==		== Change routing layer ==
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	If you want to change the copper layer while placing a track, press the keyboard key '''[.]''' (full stop). At this point, a via is set and the current track layer is changed. If you were on the copper top layer, TARGET switches to the copper bottom layer and vice versa. You can recognize this by the change of color when routing a track on the other layer. The key '''[:]''' changes to the opposite copper side / layer, '''without''' setting a via. By the way: You bring a component to the other side of the PCB by mirroring it (mark the component and press '''[m]''' key). Mirror axis is cursor position. So don't move away the cursor too far. The part might flip out of screen.		If you want to change the copper layer while placing a track, press the keyboard key '''[.]''' (full stop). At this point, a via is set and the current track layer is changed. If you were on the copper top layer, TARGET switches to the copper bottom layer and vice versa. You can recognize this by the change of color when routing a track on the other layer. The key '''[:]''' changes to the opposite copper side / layer, '''without''' setting a via. By the way: You bring a component to the other side of the PCB by mirroring it (mark the component and press '''[m]''' key). Mirror axis is cursor position. So don't move away the cursor too far. The part might flip out of screen.

	=== In a ~~multi-page~~ layout ===		=== In a multilayer layout ===

	Use the layer history:<br><br>		Use the layer history:<br><br>

Markus Friedrich: /* Activate routing layer */

2019-01-04T13:39:29Z

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	Alternatively you can activate the routing layer in the toolbar by clicking one of the routing history fields:		Alternatively you can activate the routing layer in the toolbar by clicking one of the routing history fields:

	[[Image:LayerHistory_switch.jpg\|LayerHistory\|none]]Image: The layer history<br><br>Left shows the currently active layer (16), right beside it the recently used layers (2, 13 and 10). If there is a 99 inside this means: None used so far. By the "routing history" you cannot ~~actively~~ "set" a certain layer in order to ~~activate~~ it. You can only select already used layers. In addition to clicking with the mouse, there is also a shortcut mechanism, which is explained below.<br><br>		[[Image:LayerHistory_switch.jpg\|LayerHistory\|none]]Image: The layer history<br><br>Left shows the currently active layer (16), right beside it the recently used layers (2, 13 and 10) which you can click for activation. If there is a 99 inside this means: None used so far. By the "routing history" you cannot "set" a certain layer in order to use it. You can only select already used layers. In addition to clicking with the mouse, there is also a shortcut mechanism, which is explained below.<br><br>